ATLANTA (AP) -- Ryan Langerhans did not care that the crowd
wanted local favorite Jeff Francoeur.

He was just glad manager Bobby Cox had not forgotten him.

"I thought that was pretty funny," Langerhans said of the fans
who booed his introduction as a pinch-hitter. "I tried not to pay
too much attention to that, you know? I'm pretty confident I can
get the job done."

Langerhans' bases-loaded single with one out in the ninth inning
scored the winning run, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee
Brewers 2-1 Friday night for their sixth straight victory.

"I made a bad mistake," Donnelly said. "As soon as I waved
him, I knew he was going to be out."

Davis stayed in the game after Francoeur's hard liner into his
right heel. He picked up the ball and tossed to Overbay for the
first out of the fifth.

Braves starter Jorge Sosa allowed nine hits, including Overbay's
tying homer in the sixth, walked none and struck out three in 5 1-3
innings. Manager Bobby Cox pulled Sosa after Jenkins and Hall
singled with one out in the sixth, but Kevin Gryboski ended the
threat by getting Damian Miller to ground into a double play.

The game was the first time rookies Francoeur and Andy Marte,
the top two players in the Braves' organization, played together in
the majors. They combined to go 0-for-6.

Francoeur, called up Thursday from Double-A Mississippi,
thrilled Turner Field fans later that night with a three-run homer
in the eighth. He understood Cox's decision to have Langerhans hit
for him.

"Well, I knew there was a good chance Bobby would make the
move," Francoeur said. "We had the pitcher's spot coming up, too,
but you don't question a manager who's been as successful as him."

Cox made no commitment to how he will handle Francoeur, a
first-round draft pick in 2002, and Langerhans, a third-round pick
from 1998 who seemed to lose his job when the 21-year-old Atlanta
native joined the team.

"We've got to use all the resources we can to win games, and
that's what we're going to do," Cox said. "It's a team game. I'm
sure Jeff understands."

Game notes
Brewers CF Brady Clark made a nice diving catch in center
to rob Marcus Giles of a hit in the sixth. ... Braves rookie RHP
Blaine Boyer pitched the seventh to extend his consecutive
scoreless innings streak to 12.